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8 pages in length. As the President Johnson addressed the nation regarding the Vietnam War -- a battle that is still considered to be part of the Kennedy Administration -- it was clear that his intention all along was to engage in combat with the North Vietnamese. What was not immediately apparent to the president, however, was the fact that the North Vietnamese were prepared to fight to whatever extent necessary in order to prevent foreign domination. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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to be part of the Kennedy Administration -- it was clear that his intention all along was to engage in combat with the North Vietnamese. What was not immediately
apparent to the president, however, was the fact that the North Vietnamese were prepared to fight to whatever extent necessary in order to prevent foreign domination from ruling their land.
II. THE BATTLE THAT STARTED IT ALL The Gulf of Tonkin is significant to the beginning of the Vietnam War as it
gave President Johnson the ammunition he needed to instigate combat upon the North Vietnamese. The battle, which took place near the North Vietnamese coast, has been historically noted as
"one of the key incidents" (Anonymous, 2001) that ultimately plunged the United States into the Vietnam War. In the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, as it is officially known, the
Vietnamese were accused of firing upon the American destroyer U.S.S. Maddox in an unprovoked incident, which was to be the primary reason why President Johnson initiated the reciprocal attack that
ultimately "signaled the enemys hostile intent" (Anonymous, 1998, p. PG). The Americans claimed that this unprovoked assault happened not just once but two different times, leaving the president no
other alternative than to put forth the countrys military support (Anonymous, 2001). The legitimacy of these attacks, which occurred in August of 1964,
were brought into considerable speculation many years later; however, at the time, they presented President Johnson with the chance to "secure a Congressional resolution" (Anonymous, 2001) that gave him full
authority to launch a counter attack against the North Vietnamese. Inherent in this opportunity was President Johnsons desire to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against
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